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What (who) is gunslinger - definition

A PERSON ABLE TO SHOOT QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY WITH A GUN
Gun-fighter; Gunslingers; Gunfighters; Gunslinger; Gun-fights; Gun fighters; Gun fighter; Gun-fighters; Gun slinger; Gun slingers; Gun-slinger; Gun-slingers; Gunslinging
  • A cowboy action shooter brandishing his revolver
  • [[Wild Bill Hickok]] after killing Davis Tutt in a duel. ''Harper's New Monthly Magazine'', February 1867
  • Gunfighters fighting off an Indian attack

gunslinger         
¦ noun informal a man who carries a gun.
Derivatives
gunslinging adjective
gunslinger         
(gunslingers)
A gunslinger is someone, especially a criminal, who uses guns in fighting.
N-COUNT
gunfighter         

Wikipedia

Gunfighter

Gunfighters, also called gunslingers (), or in the 19th and early 20th centuries gunmen, were individuals in the American Old West who gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and participated in gunfights and shootouts. Today, the term "gunslinger" is more or less used to denote someone who is quick on the draw with a pistol, but can also refer to riflemen and shotgun messengers. The gunfighter is also one of the most popular characters in the Western genre and has appeared in associated films, video games, and literature.

The gunfighter could be a lawman, outlaw, cowboy, or shooting exhibitionist, but was more commonly a hired gun who made a living with his weapons in the Old West.

Examples of use of gunslinger
1. It was slung over one shoulder, Mexican gunslinger fashion.
2. Take, for instance, Gunslinger in Oak Lawn, Ill., or Ready On The Right in Kailua, Hawaii.
3. Standing before television cameras, he insisted that he‘s the more genuine gunslinger.
4. "We squint at things we don‘t like," Navarro says, referencing Clint Eastwood‘s taciturn gunslinger from his spaghetti Western phase.
5. McGrath‘s bravery cannot be called into question but he is an old gunslinger who is dying with his boots on.